Let's start our blog with sweet !!!!!
Ingredients:-
Payatham paruppu = 1/2 cup
Water for soaking payatham paruppu = 1 and 1/2 cups
Jaggery = 3/4 cup
Pachai arisi (Raw Rice) = 3 tbsp
Cashews = 15 (cut into pieces)
Cardamom powder = 1 tsp
Ghee = 2 tbsp
Method:-(1) Slightly dry roast the payatham paruppu for a few minutes, till the raw smell goes, wash it twice and soak for 20 mins.
(2) Wash and soak the raw rice for 20 mins.(3) Pressure cook the paruppu with 1 tbsp of ghee for 3 high and 5 mins sim. Always use double boiling method. Don’t cover the inner vessel with lid.(4) Filter the jaggery using little hot water, to remove the dust and sediments.(5) Grind the raw rice to a coarse paste without adding water.(6) In a kadai, add the 1 tbsp ghee, roast the cashews, and add the pressure cooked paruppu and coarse raw rice for few minutes. Stir frequently, when the rice gets cooked add the jaggerry and cardamom powder. Allow it to boil for 2 mins..(7) Payasam is ready to serve.
this is the traditional kheer that we prepare during PONGAL...
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